Malta - Music from Marsa

Hey gang! What'd y'all think of our Ecuador station? Yeah, Meh. When we think of cultural capitals, we sure don't think of Justin Beiber, but whatever.

Anyway, Pinky has to run out to Nashville with his brother, so that means you get to go with Ellen to Malta! Dr. El is an excellent tour guide! 

Malta is small - just over 185 square miles. OK, let's compare that to Buncombe County, NC, which is 660 square miles. Buncombe County is almost 4 times bigger than Malta. Holy Moses! Before humans settled on Malta, there were pygmy elephants and hippos waltzing around. I don't know about you, but I'd totally pay a pretty penny to see that.

We also recommend seeing the Azure Window post haste! As it turns out, the bridge is rapidly deteriorating. They expect the bridge to crumble away in the very near future, and have already planned it's post-deteriorated name: the Azure Pinnacle. Kinda epic. This wouldn't be so heartbreaking if it weren't so darn breath taking. It's also pretty famous - you can see it in the Count of Monte Cristo (2002), The Clash of the Titans (1981), and it's immediate next door neighbor, the Inland Sea, can be seen in that damn Brad Pitt movie, Troy (2004).

Azure Window

Inland Sea

Inland Sea from Above

OK, I could go on for about 900 years and still have things to say and pictures to show you... but, on to the music! Enjoy the light that inspired Renaissance painters!

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